Claudia Barnes

Long time friend and colleague Jill Smith will be facilitating a 6 week online Book Journey, The Enneagram of the Soul. Jill is an amazing facilitator and has a depth of experience both personally and professionally with the Enneagram. Check it out and contact Jill with any questions.

I have been in the Evolving Enneagram Community for 5 years. I started facilitating groups a year ago. Because I've experienced such inner growth and self-awareness, I want to bring these soul-growth opportunities to others so I'm offering a 6-week book journey so you can glimpse into what the ongoing CPE, Contemplative Practices & Enneagram can be for your heart! Go to FlourishingSouls.org to sign up on the link.

Thank you for my birthday wishes!

Choosing joy goes beyond the fleeting pursuit of happiness; joy is a choice, a deliberate, conscious choice. How can we find joy in our lives? Check out more details and ideas in blog post.

— Claudia Barnes Over recent years, I have gradually shifted from making New Year’s resolutions to instead setting intentions. So, what do I mean by intention? It can be defined in many ways, an intention is how you want to be, feel, or show up in the world.  It is in the now, not something to achieve, but

Choose Joy!
Intention for New Year?
This poem captures so well.

I sometimes forget
that I was created for Joy.
My mind is too busy.
My Heart is too heavy
for me to remember
that I have been
called to dance
the Sacred dance of life.
I was created to smile
To Love
To be lifted up
And to lift others up.
O’ Sacred One
Untangle my feet
from all that ensnares. Free my soul.
That we might
Dance
and that our dancing might be contagious.
~Hafiz

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Letting go is something that I have struggled with through the years. And I have had to learn how to do it.
Check out the full blog post for ideas for letting go!

Letting Go — Claudia Barnes In the middle of a little forest, there lives a little tree who loves his life and the splendid leaves that keep him cool in the heat of long summer days. Life is perfect just the way it is. Autumn arrives, and with the cool winds, that ruffle the little tree’s leaves. One by one the other trees d...

Be patient with yourself and trust that you have the courage to let go. And grow!

Retirement is a beginning of a new phase of life. This article outlines practical, informative tips on crafting this next chapter. Many thanks to my friend and colleague, Katherine Ponds, for sharing her wisdom on this topic.

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Amazing weekend with fellow Haden Institute Dreamers at Kanuga in Hendersonville. I have been doing my own dreamwork for many years and am excited to share I am in the midst of earning a 2 year dream certification with Haden.

How do you access that "still quiet voice" within you?

Check out the full blog post
https://claudiabarnes.com/blog/2023/8/26/following-the-divine-bread-crumbs

What is an action you will take in your life to ignite your personal power? Check out the full blog post at
http://claudiabarnes.com/blog/2023/7/5/personal-power-and-consciously-creating-your-next-chapter

We all have values that guide our lives and shape the decisions we make. Whether we are aware of them or not, our values are an intrinsic part of who we are, what we believe, and how we align our actions. Personal values are often deeply rooted and are shaped by our experiences, culture, family, and upbringing. They are the pillars and guideposts that help steer the way you live and work.
Read more about discovering your personal values in my most recent blog post -
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Don’t Hesitate
By Mary Oliver

If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy,
don’t hesitate.

Give in to it.

There are plenty of lives and whole towns destroyed or about
to be.

We are not wise, and not very often
kind. And much can never be redeemed.

Still, life has some possibility left.

Perhaps this is its way of fighting back, that sometimes
something happens better than all the riches
or power in the world.

It could be anything, but very likely you notice it in the instant
when love begins. Anyway, that’s often the
case.

Anyway, whatever it is, don’t be afraid
of its plenty.

Joy is not made to be a crumb.